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"I can't help it, if I wanted to. I can't help myself, even if I could . . ." . . . but, I'm a 'Michael-holic' to the very core ;-) ! Miss him more, everyday.

I Can't help it, but...

...I think about Michael all day, every day.

Listening to his music...
Playing a certain song over & over & over, again...
Watching videos...
Hanging out in my favorite forums...
Keeping up w/latest news...
Praying for his Mom, his kids, Janet...
It keeps him close to my heart...

It's like catching up w/a long-lost friend - my friend, the friend I never met, but miss sooo very much.

Why is that?

Black child with one white glove that glows

Black child with one white glove that glows
...via www.mj-777.com (Oct 23rd)

I Look to You - Whitney Houston

...is this a cry for help...did we miss it, again...? As I lay me down Heaven hear me now I’m lost without a cause After giving it my all Winter storms have come And darkened my sun After all that I’ve been through Who on earth can I turn to?

Monday, March 31, 2014

R.I.P. Schroeder...

I lost my BFF this past Saturday.  His name was Schroeder. He was born June 1, 1997; part Chow, part Shepherd, part Beagle & a little bit of something else ๐Ÿ˜Œ ! He was born one in a litter of nine.  Only he & one other puppy were born jet black - I nicknamed her Lucy. (they took after their daddy who was a black Chow Chow. Their mother was a shepherd beagle, s'umtin mix).  His weight fluctuated between 50 - 55 lbs., but tended to hold steady around 51.
As you can see, he was a #BeautifulBlackDog!

After I bought my house, I was told, "Now, you need a dog." Silly me said, "Okay!" As fate would have it, I had a friend whose dog was about to have puppies & she said I could have one if I wanted one.

Hell-oooo Schroeder ๐Ÿ˜„ !
He was sooo cute!
...just a big ole round ball of shiny black fur!
He had the shortest legs, again, taking after his Dad; yet, that joker could run like the wind!!!
He didn't have long legs by which to stretch out w/long graceful strides...no, he had quick short steps that just boggled the mind as you watched him run!

He loved frisbee!
So not only could he run, but he could jump, too!!!

He absolutely loved to play!
Loved women, but hated men! That is, until he got to know you ๐Ÿ˜‰ !

This dog would get so stink, he'd emit a funk that would scare off a skunk ๐Ÿ˜– ! YOWZAH!

Now Schroeder was my very first pet- so, I was absolutely clueless as to what I was doing! My advice came from my vet and the local library. Yep! That's right! That's what I said: the library!
The World Wide Web -as we know it, today- wasn't the creature back then, that it is now! There was no Google or Yahoo...or smartphone!

I didn't have the money to enroll us in obedience classes, so I had to train him myself!
-hold up, nah; U don't lead me, I lead U!
-boi, don't chu hear me callin' U?
-noooo, U don't bum-rush me to get to your food bowl!
-...well, let's see - U get a job, U can eat whatever you want; in the meantime, enjoy your Pedigree small crunchy bites!
-...huh? U don't like the rain? Soooo, whatcha sayin'? U get the umbrella??!
- ๐ŸŽถ PuSHIT out! PuSHIT out!
        Wayyy out!๐ŸŽถ
   ๐ŸŽถPuSHIT out! PuSHIT out!
        Wayyy out!๐ŸŽถ
    (I'm singin' ! I'm singin'! Hurry up!)
   ๐ŸŽถ PuSHIT out! PuSHIT out!
        Wayyy out!๐ŸŽถ
   ๐ŸŽถPuSHIT out! PuSHIT out!
        Wayyy out!๐ŸŽถ
LOLOLOL ๐Ÿ˜ !

Yeahhh, I miss my running buddy; thank God all dogs go to heaven ๐Ÿ˜‡ !

C'Ya later Shroeder!
R.I.P.  June 1, 1997 - March 29, 2014

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Michael "I don't like your loud music" Dunn - murder trial

Live Streaming...
http://www.wildabouttrial.com/trial_videos/michael-dunn-live-stream/

...IMHO, it appears the Defense is trying to confuse the true issue w/irrelevant details (red paint chips on the ground from the Durango; bullet trajectory; the amt of strike-force between two moving objects; window tint; aiming w/laser precision vs. pointing in the general direction...) ...the jury will get caught up in that.

The Prosecution needs to keep them focused on one thing: Dunn killed this teenager because HE was the angry one:  he felt disrespected [by these lil "punk-a$$ n***z"]. Nevermind what the kids said to him, the kids didn't shoot Dunn or shoot AT him.

It doesn't matter if Dunn "aimed w/laser precision" or "pointed in the general direction" of the red Durango... he fired 10 times, & NO ONE FIRED BACK.

No one fired back because there was #NoGun.
Dunn said he "saw" a gun, not "I thought I saw a gun..."
However, the Defense wants to confuse the jury by planting the "seed" that because the Durango's windows were tinted (w/in legal range), that maybe Dunn mistakenly "THOUGHT" he saw a gun.

**Here -in lies the rub:  regardless of whether he "SAW" a gun or "THOUGHT" he saw a gun.......
(1) who in their right mind turns their back on someone who has a gun pointed @ them?
I would throw my hands up & cry "no harm, no foul - I'm just trying to talk to you about your music...why are you pulling a gun?"  Is THAT what Dunn does?  NO.
(2) Even if he "THOUGHT" he saw a gun, it appears Dunn "KNEW," - I'll say it, again - DUNN KNEW he had enough time to reach into his vehicle, open the glove compartment, pull out his gun, un-holster it, cock the trigger to chamber a round & fire 10 times, before anyone would be able to FIRE BACK.

IF the kids had a gun, they wouldn't have allowed Dunn to get his, start shooting & NOT fire back. Their "gun" would've already been out & available for use. Dunn wasn't fearful of losing his life: he "TURNED HIS BACK" on the red Durango, reached into his glove compartment; cocked the gun, then fired...
Dunn fired his gun 1 time, 2 times, 3 times, 4 times, 5 times, 6 times, 7 times, 8 times, 9 times, 10 times; & NO ONE FIRED BACK.

Nine out of the ten rounds, Dunn fired, hit the Durango.
With both sides "ALLEGEDLY" having a gun, why wasn't this a re-creation of "the shoot out @ the OK Corral?" The kids were driving off in the red Durango while Dunn was discharging his weapon @ them.
Ten times.
Having seen a gun, did Dunn duck for cover, while firing @ the Durango? Did he seek protection behind the door of his car, hide behind his car, duck behind a garbage can or something?  NO.
Why not?
Because he KNEW he didn't need to.
Dunn LIED.
Dunn didn't see a gun, because...
There was NO GUN.

Why didn't Dunn call the police?
He discharged his firearm in public.
WHEN did he tell the police he saw a gun?
Dunn left the scene!  THAT's an even bigger issue than not searching for an "alleged" gun.
Had Dunn remained on the scene, he could've told the police about the other parking area the Durango moved to.
The cops would've checked the area (that very night!) for more evidence - in particularly, "a gun."

As in the Zimmerman trial - the killer is the one who initiated the contact. WTF's up w/that?

In watching Dunn in court, he looks so pompous, so proud of himself - as if  he's done nothing wrong.
No remorse, no remorse whatsoever.

This trial is a mockery.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Oxygen wants to rewrite what "should" be entertaining to women ๐Ÿ˜ 

http://www.nbcuni.com/cable/oxygen/

According to Oxygen's 'About Us' page, "Oxygen is rewriting the rulebook for women’s media by changing how the world sees entertainment from a young woman’s point of view..."

Q: ...& w/whom did they consult, to be able to come to the decision that this is considered entertainment?

What's entertaining about young women jockeying for a better position to receive child support? Children are involved...their lives, being the ones caught in the middle of this nonsense, exposed - maybe not their faces, but the faces of their mothers.

This isn't entertainment, Oxygen. This is NOT "relevant & engaging content." This is NOT "honorable programming."

This is foolishness & bad personal decisions exploited & mocked for the sake of "making fun" of others, children included. This is Oxygen's blatant & disrespectful attempt to perpetrate & encourage a lowly opinion of a race of people.

Oxygen, you have no shame.
NBC Universal...wow. You have "flipped the script" on Oxygen's original purpose in programming.

I don't think you like women. At least, not African American women.

...praying...keep this disrespectful train wreck off the air.


Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Rhonda Lee/natural hair/ABC affiliate

Rhonda Lee/natural hair/ABC affiliate

http://thegrio.com/2012/12/21/whats-next-for-rhonda-lee-meteorologist-fired-for-facebook-comment-on-natural-hair/#bmb=1

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Change.org

http://www.change.org/petitions/ktbs-tv-give-rhonda-lee-her-job-back-asap?utm_source=action_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=15814&alert_id=TmySEQXwLe_mBPaAYYNOa
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...from the station's actions it would appear they agree w/the viewer's comments. Has any other anchor/staff member been targeted before? What was the station's response regarding that situation?
They hired her "as is" & therefore should have had her back on this. To refuse to comment on her behalf is rather cowardly behavior by the ABC network affiliate. Has ABC corporate weighed in on this issue?
...hmmm, she violated a policy that's NOT in wrtiting but was discussed in a mtg (she didn't attend). Wow.

Yeah, wow.

Sunday, May 27, 2012

TWNH Show: 10/06 - 10/07...

Awesome gathering!
THE WORLD NATURAL HAIR SHOW IS AROUND THE CORNER! OCTOBER 6-7, 2012! TICKET SALES START IN JUNE! YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS EVENT!!! -- taliahwaajid (@taliahwaajid)

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Red Tails

Red Tails is soaring at the box office and Hollywood is stunned and amazed. The fight however is not over. Don't wait until next week to see this awesome movie! Go NOW!  Boost its box office spot from #2 #1!
We Fight!
We Fight!!
We FIGHT!!!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Happy New Year 2012!

HappyNewYear2012-rosebud

Grant me the strength from day to day

To bear what burdens come my way.

Grant me throughout this bright New Year

More to endure and less to fear.

Help me live that I may be

From spite and petty malice free.

Let me not bitterly complain

When cherished hopes of mine prove vain,

Or spoil with deeds of hate and rage

Some fair tomorrow's spotless page.

Lord, as the days shall come and go

In courage let me stronger grow.

...

Lord, as the New Year dawns today

Help me to put my faults away.

Let me be big in little things;

Grant me the joy which friendship brings.

Keep me from selfishness and spite;

Let me be wise in what is right.

A happy New Year! Grant that I

May bring no tear to any eye.

When this New Year in time shall end

Let it be said I've [been] played the friend,

Have lived and loved and labored here,

And made of it a happy year.  Amen!

http://www.beliefnet.com/Health/2005/01/Prayers-For-The-New-Year.aspx#ixzz1iB9OZCLF

Monday, October 17, 2011

Beth Karas has unveiled another lie by Murray...

In his interview w/the police detectives, Murray threw MJ under the bus...yep - just two days after his death.

Murray stated that he thought it was rather "inhumane" of Michael to not allow Security into the house to use the restroom.

Well, it's not true.

Alvarez testified as to the door they'd use to enter the house "to use the restroom," & Chernoff made mention of the same in his opening statement.

Good grief, Murray :-(

...on 'The Doctors': Conrad Murray's Propofol Treatment Was 'So Bizarre'

@MJJCommunity: People V's Murray CNN's Sanjay Gupta on 'The Doctors': Conrad Murray's Propofol Treatment Was 'So Bizarre' http://mjjc.co/qshaf7 Shared via TweetCaster
"Add Sanjay Gupta and the cast of "The Doctors" to the list of medical professionals who are perplexed by Conrad Murray's treatment of Michael Jackson."

TESTING, TESTING, 1, 2, 3...

...huh :-/ ? U don't believe in  fairies? How'd ya get this msg, then ;-) ?

King of Pop: Harry Belafonte talks Michael Jackson on 'Piers Morgan Tonight'

King of Pop: Harry Belafonte talks Michael Jackson on 'Piers Morgan Tonight'

In this short clip, Mr. Belafonte says a LOT!
1) the manipulation & the exploitation
2) having someone you can TRUST; someone to show you a brighter side of things
3) a support system/intervention
4) personal responsibility
MJ was sooo trusting...too trusting. Too many times he simply trusted the wrong people. People who meant him no good will (hidden motives...)

My doggie is verrrrry playful. When out for a walk, he'll see another dog & wanna run over to play.
Never mind the other dog is growling, barking like crazy & lunging...my dog still wants to sniff & play.
I have to tell him, "...that creature may look like you & walk on all fours, but he is NOT trying to be your friend! IF he gets hold of you, he will TEAR YOU TO SHREDS!"

I think he gets it, cause he'll stop & stand there, ears pointing straight up, tongue hanging out, looking back & forth @ me & the other dog - as if to say, "Gee! What's wrong w/him? He don't wanna play?" LOL!

"No Boo, he don't wanna play; @ least not in a fair fashion, anyway."

Sunday, October 16, 2011

“…am I my brother’s keeper?”

These are the words spoken by Cain in response to God’s question, “Where is Abel, your brother?”
In regards to Dr. Conrad Murray’s manslaughter trial, the phrases “personal responsibility/self accountability,” are all over the place. I’m all about either. No one can make me do something I don’t want to do (…or is immoral or unethical), but that should also apply in reverse: I shouldn’t be able to make (…or pay) SOMEONE ELSE to do something they don’t want to do (…that is immoral or unethical), either.

Yes, Michael had a hand in his own passing.  He wanted what he wanted (like most of us) while heeding the advice of the wrong people.  That was a bad habit of his.  He let the wrong people whisper in his ear… 
(I understand if one didn't do what Mike wanted, you'd be cut from his circle - but would that have been such a bad thing?  If someone tells you your salary comes with "kiss my ass privileges" & that's NOT your cup of tea, then move on.  If it is your cup of tea, then take the pay, bend over/squat & pucker up!)

Unfortunately, my Baybeh got what he PAID for. It breaks my heart, but he got Dr. Conrad Murray.  Someone unqualified to really help him.

He got Dr. Murray because there were ethical & professional doctors, out there, who told him NO.
The nurse told him no There were others who told him no, too.
Murray told Michael yes, but it came w/a price.
Sadly, it wasn’t just a dollar amount.

Michael has already been held accountable for his actions.  He’s gone.
He’s dead.

What was Murray’s responsibility in all of this?
What will Murray be held accountable for? Anything?

Everything found in MJ’s system, Murray put there. Everything.
(A medical professional needs to explain HOW an “addict” can have healthy organs. THAT was in the coroner’s report. I don’t get that part.)

I’m not impressed that Murray refers to Michael as his friend. So what?
Friends help friends go to jail.
Friends help friends go to hell - everyday.
What kind of friend was he?
What kind of friend walks into a bad situation & instead of helping to make it better, makes it worse? THEN, cry “I’ve done nothing wrong?”

If we’re not accountable to each other, then let’s get rid of the charity organizations, the non-profits that daily receive funds from various individuals who want to help complete strangers. Close down the half-way houses, homeless shelters, shelters for abused & battered women & children; remove the word “volunteer” from the English language. Let’s get rid of the Kidney Foundation, throw out our organ donor cards, abolish the Red Cross…delete the organ transplant waiting list…

YES, I’m my brother’s keeper & my brother is mine.

Personally, I don’t believe Dr. Murray killed Michael on purpose. I don’t believe it.
I truly believe it was an accident; however, it was an accident bound to happen - @ the hands of Dr. Murray.

Why?  Because, Murray veered out of his lane. He was out of his element in attempting to treat MJ for his insomnia.  Murray’s expertise is cardiology.
Murray should have sought appropriate help for his “friend.”

So, how can we say Murray is blameless?
Michael died @ the hands of another - without malice or forethought. That’s manslaughter.

As nice a guy as Murray’s cardiology patients paint him to be, he’s a nice guy that came w/a price.  He’s not an anesthetist  or a sleep specialist.

Murray has shown himself to be a liar (a “weaver of stories” that make him look good).  In his statement to the police, he tried to throw everybody else under the bus: the German doctors, Dr. Klein, Dr. Adams, the EMTs, the UCLA Emergency Room doctors…unbelievable.

Murray has shown himself to be a licensed drug supplier - a supplier of controlled substances & Propofol.  Don’t we (America) lock up folks like this, or is it only the small-time street-pushers that should go to jail?  I consider Murray to be even more dangerous: He has a LICENSE.  He’s a doctor who is SUPPOSED to know better AND has taken an oath to “…first, do no harm.”

Who, first, introduced this drug to Michael is still a mystery…
This “Hollywood-Healthcare” didn’t start w/Michael & it’s not going to end w/him, either.

Yeah, I know, everyone has an opinion. Well, this is mine.
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9 Then the LORD said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
11 So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. 
12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”
13 And Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear!
New King James Version – Genesis 4:9-13
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Will Dr. Murray be punished for the part he played in all of this? There are some who say the blame lies ENTIRELY w/Michael Jackson:  “If Dr. Murray didn’t give it to him, he would have gotten it from someone else…”

Maybe, but he died on Murray’s watch (…oh, that’s right – but, Murray wasn’t watching him when “this” happened).

Again, Michael ended up w/Murray for a reason.
Evidently, someone had already told him NO….

…dose AND the drip…

CM Interview - pg 39CM's Police "Interview" - Pg 39 ;-)  DAYUUUM! Murray put his own foot up his A$$!  See LINE 21!!

The sad thing about conceding Murray was gone longer than two minutes - & to throw out 10, 15, 20 minutes as an assumption - is to concede that Michael had already passed away...@ least 10, 15, or 20 minutes before Murray got back to him...
So, in essence, Michael wasn't in a position to be "saved." It was already too late Sad smile

More evidence that Murray is lying & will continue to lie.

He can’t make up his mind:

  1. He “slowly” infused 25mg over 3-5 minutes & waited until the drug “should’ve been out of MJ’s system,” then left to use the restroom for TWO MINUTES…got back & Michael “wasn’t breathing…,”never mind he had a pulse/heartbeat – but instead of giving him oxygen, he started chest compressions…OKaaaay Sad smile;
  2. He “slowly” infused 25mg & MJ had a bad reaction & 911 was called immediately (as told to the ER personnel);
  3. In Chernoff’s opening statement: MJ “supposedly” self-administered this drug & died immediately!  So fast, that his eyes were open & his mouth was open when Murray returned to MJ’s bedside (again, TWO MINUTES after leaving him).  He was past saving!

OK.  You pick one.

Demerol...Propofol...

…Throwing Arnie Klein under the bus for giving MJ Demerol is a smokescreen.

Demerol didn't kill Michael. Demerol wasn't in the toxicology report.

Mike was thin, but his organs were healthy - no sign of a drug addiction.

Demerol may cause insomnia, BUT Propofol is NOT a sleep aid & Murray is NOT a sleep specialist. (From what we've learned, he may not even be a cardiologist, either!)

I GOOGLED this right quick..."Demerol withdrawal include agitation, tremors, runny nose, chills, sleeplessness, anxiousness, yawning, restlessness, weakness, flu-like symptoms, depression, hallucination, delirium, cramps, diarrhea, sweating, vomiting, muscle and bone pain, confusion, extreme irritability and muscle spasms."

So, when lining this up against what Kenny Ortega wrote in his email to AEG execs, it sounds like MJ may have been coming down from a Demerol injection…(from Dr. Klein?)…?  IDK…